Analysis Giants Coaching. Congratulations Adam Kingsley & welcome to GWS.

Who is your preference to be next coach of GWS Giants?

  • Alistair Clarkson

    Votes: 22 26.8%
  • James Hird

    Votes: 7 8.5%
  • Don Pyke

    Votes: 7 8.5%
  • Nathan Buckley

    Votes: 3 3.7%
  • Ross Lyon

    Votes: 3 3.7%
  • Mark McVeigh

    Votes: 6 7.3%
  • Robert Harvey

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Scott Burns

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Blake Caracella

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • Adam Yze

    Votes: 14 17.1%
  • Adam Kingsley

    Votes: 13 15.9%
  • Daniel Giansiracusa

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Luke Power

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • Jaymie Graham

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Ash Hansen

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Andrew McQualter

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Chris Scott

    Votes: 3 3.7%

  • Total voters
    82
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The GIANTS are delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Kingsley as the club’s next AFL head coach.

As a former Premiership and Best and Fairest winner with Port Adelaide, where he played 170 games, Kingsley quickly moved into coaching following his playing career, immediately taking up assistant coaching roles with Port Adelaide and then St Kilda. After eight years with the Saints, Kingsley joined Richmond as assistant coach in 2019 where he played a leading role in the Tigers’ last two Premierships.

GIANTS Chief Executive Officer David Matthews said Kingsley's appointment marked the next chapter in the evolution of the football club. “On behalf of the Board and our entire organisation, I’m thrilled to confirm Adam Kingsley as our new head coach,” Mr Matthews said. “After a thorough and considered selection process, Adam’s vision for the club, our players and our people made him the standout candidate for the job. Adam has outstanding values that align with the GIANTS and with 16 years’ coaching experience he is an exceptional tactical coach, a strong, clear communicator, and someone who brings people together. In our 11 years in the competition we have undoubtedly become a successful club with a fantastic culture and a great playing list. But we haven’t been satisfied with our recent results. We - and Adam - believe success isn’t far away and we’re thrilled to have him lead us into our next chapter as a club. This is an incredibly exciting day for our club and Adam's appointment will not only take our playing group and football department forward but will help continue to grow our game across NSW and the ACT. We look forward to welcoming Adam, his wife Nadine and children Cayla, Ethan and Raf to the GIANTS family.”

Mr Matthews also paid tribute to caretaker coach Mark McVeigh. "We thank Mark for his efforts as interim senior coach and the tireless work he has contributed to our program since taking over in round 10,” Mr Matthews said. “It’s a difficult job to come in as caretaker coach but he attacked the role with fresh ideas and sought to improve our players, staff and program at every step. Mark is a person of the highest integrity and character, and he has always put the club first. He was steadfast in leaving the program ready for whoever would be taking over.”

Following an extensive interview process, Kingsley was deemed the best fit for the GIANTS by the club’s interview panel that consisted of Mr Matthews, Chairman Tony Shepherd AO, Football Director Jimmy Bartel and General Manager of Football Jason McCartney. Kingsley said he was honoured to have the opportunity to coach the club for the next three years. “This is an incredibly exciting opportunity,” he said. “It’s a privilege and an honour to be the next senior coach of the GIANTS. I’ve been clear in my aspirations to become a senior coach and over the last 16 years I’ve continued to learn and develop to the point now where I’m absolutely ready to take the next step in my coaching career. This is a club which has built a strong culture from the ground up in just a few short years. In just 11 years the GIANTS have made multiple preliminary finals, and a Grand Final, and while the ultimate success has eluded the club, it’s clear the building blocks are in place. It's clear the players, staff, members and fans are hungry for success, and we’re going to drive each other to get to where we want to go. I believe in this club and what we can achieve together.”

Kingsley played 170 games for Port Adelaide between 1997 and 2006 and was a member of the club’s inaugural team as well as their first Premiership in 2004. He won the Power’s club champion award in just his second season. In 2007, he became an assistant coach at Port Adelaide, a position in which he stayed in until the end of 2010. Kingsley joined St Kilda at the end of the 2010 season as an assistant coach before moving to Richmond in 2019.
 
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Improvement in fitness and injury management will go a long way, add Coniglio and Ward to any team and they are instantly better. A 21 yo won the B&F and him and a 22 yo carried the midfield for most of the season. Hard to see them falling away with more support. Kelly can regain his best form. Our fwd line looked miles better this year and our backline was exceptional. Our biggest weakness was ruck which has been improved. A healthy list for the full season would make a massive difference.
 
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Love the appointment of Cooper Cronk. He's got such a good brain for sport, look at his success in NRL, he's bound to be full of knowledge and wisdom. He's also very well spoken and analytical for anyone who has seen him on Fox League. Better than most ex-NRL players who talk utter dribble all the time (looking at you Justin Hodges)
 
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The GIANTS today announced that Jason McCartney has been appointed to the position of General Manger, Football Operations and confirmed the departure of Wayne Campbell.
 

fridgeman

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Great to shame that Nicks left and after only 1 season I feel it is a bit of a surprise but if he was after a head coaching role he needed to take the opportunity and hopefully he left plenty of knowledge with the club and I feel that 2020 will be a year for Lenny Hayes to show if he has what it takes to step up and looking at the development of Taranto and Hopper he has promise IMO
Campbell leaving was forecast during the year and hopefully the issues that led to him leaving are not serious and that Mccartney has a better run in the job
I still would have liked an experience coach to come in but I think it was last minute with Nicks leaving and no suitable candidates were available and the club has 3 very expereinced players in Shaw Mumford and Jacobs who can bring different things to training
 

combaning

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Great to shame that Nicks left and after only 1 season I feel it is a bit of a surprise but if he was after a head coaching role he needed to take the opportunity and hopefully he left plenty of knowledge with the club and I feel that 2020 will be a year for Lenny Hayes to show if he has what it takes to step up and looking at the development of Taranto and Hopper he has promise IMO
Campbell leaving was forecast during the year and hopefully the issues that led to him leaving are not serious and that Mccartney has a better run in the job
I still would have liked an experience coach to come in but I think it was last minute with Nicks leaving and no suitable candidates were available and the club has 3 very expereinced players in Shaw Mumford and Jacobs who can bring different things to training

Happy with the McCartney decision. Success seems to follow him.
 
Same time the announcement of cuts and changes to Footy Department new sponsor on board

 
No word from the club regarding Cronk but The Daily Telegraph reports NRL great Cooper Cronk was left off the Giants’ 25-person staff member list



However wouldn't be surprised if the club was keen with him to continue they would find a way like they did with Bartel
 
No word from the club regarding Cronk but The Daily Telegraph reports NRL great Cooper Cronk was left off the Giants’ 25-person staff member list



However wouldn't be surprised if the club was keen with him to continue they would find a way like they did with Bartel
Makes sense, he was a cherry on top style of appointment
 
Great interview by Leon yesterday about the build for the next week and the challenges ahead

 

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the Toffees, the Bays.
Is that Nathan Eagleton, the former Bulldogs player, I've seen in the sheds after the game last 2 weeks, in coach's gear?
Bottom end replacement after staff re-setting with the Matthew Nicks departure?
 

Andre the Giant

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Feb 20, 2012
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Every respected analyst comments about our lack of structure, brand and system.

Are they all wrong or could it be that our biggest issue is the blokes steering the ship?

I listen to Leon analyse a game and think he is an intelligent analytical bloke, he seems very measured and methodical and even tempered.

I watch this team trot out every week and look flashy, clueless and at some times heartless. A great barometer to this is Jeremy Finlayson who exhibits these traits every single week.

Leon doesn’t have the liberty of having 20 experienced resources around him, he has a couple of P Platers, maybe that is the issue or maybe he’s just a very competent Assistant Coach himself and not quite a Head Coach...he wouldn’t be Robinson Crusoe if that was the case.

Whatever it is we must face the fact this isn’t working. Gold Coast will be a better team than us within 2 years if not by next year itself. At Kilda are building, Western Bulldogs are building, Port and Brisbane have swept past.

We face the very grim reality of wasting a generation of high end talent and not having a flag to show for it.

It’s a grim thought and guess what, it’s only going to get worse when we lose half a dozen of our list at the end of the season and rely on a pensioner and a dinasour to share our ruck duties (travesty).

The CEO needs to swallow his pride, admit he picked the wrong guy and start over with a very strong character (Clarkson or Lyon) and empower that person to bring the people they need and turn this club around whilst there is still a glimmer of hope.
 
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